Advanced Financial Accounting

2nd Year Examination

August 2012

Exam Paper, Solutions & Examiners Report

Advanced Financial Accounting August 2012 2nd Year Paper

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 Accounting Technicians Ireland
2nd Year Examination: Autumn 2012
Paper : ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Monday 20th August 2012 - 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Candidates must indicate clearly whether they are answering the paper in
accordance with the law and practice of Northern Ireland or the Republic of
Ireland.

In this examination paper the / symbol may be understood and used by candidates in Northern
Ireland to indicate the UK pound sterling and the / symbol may be understood by candidates in
the Republic of Ireland to indicate the Euro.

Answer ALL THREE questions in Section A and TWO of the THREE questions in Section B. If more
than TWO questions are answered in Section B, then only the first TWO questions, in the order
filed, will be corrected.

Candidates should allocate their time carefully.

All workings should be shown.

All figures should be labelled, as appropriate, e.g. s, s, units etc.

Answers should be illustrated with examples, where appropriate.

Question 1 begins on Page 2 overleaf.

Note:
This paper uses both the language of International Accounting Standards (I.A.Ss) and Financial Reporting
Standards (F.R.Ss) where appropriate (e.g. Receivables/Debtors). Examinees are permitted to use either
terminology when preparing financial statements but the use of the language of the International
Accounting Standards (e.g. Receivables rather than Debtors) is preferred.
Advanced Financial Accounting August 2012 2nd Year Paper

SECTION A

Answer ALL THREE Questions in this Section

QUESTION 1 (Compulsory)

(a) The IASB is responsible for issuing new international financial reporting standards (IFRS).

i. What are accounting standards?

3 Marks

ii. List the six steps involved in the standard setting process and describe any four of these steps.
12 Marks

(b) IAS1 Presentation of Financial Statements describes how the financial statements of an entity should be
presented and sets down a number of provisions with respect to the preparation of financial statements.

Briefly describe any two of the following provisions:

Accruals concept;
Going concern;
Offsetting;
Materiality and aggregation.
5 Marks
Total 20 Marks

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QUESTION 2 (Compulsory)

The following multiple choice question consists of TEN parts, each of which is followed by FOUR
possible answers. There is ONLY ONE right answer in each part.

Requirement
Indicate the right answer to each of the following TEN parts.
Total 15 Marks

N. B. Each part carries 1.5 marks.

Candidates should answer this question by ticking the appropriate boxes on the special answer sheet which
is obtained in the Answer booklet.

[1] Chapter three of The Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements lists
four qualitative characteristics of financial information, what are they?

[a] Understandability, relevance, reliability and materiality.

[b] Consistency, relevance, reliability and comparability.
[c] Understandability, relevance, reliability and comparability.
[d] Understandability, relevance, comparability and objectivity.

[2] A change in the estimated useful economic life of a non-current asset, due to improvements in
technology that will render the asset obsolete in a shorter time frame, will require an adjustment
being made to the annual depreciation charge. Under the terms of IAS 8 Accounting Policies,
Change in Accounting Estimates and Errors this change is an example of:

[a] a change in accounting estimate and a change in accounting policy.

[b] a change in accounting policy.
[c] a prior period error.
[d] a change in accounting estimate.

[3] Which of the following is not a provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002?

[a] The CEO and CFO are required to take personal responsibility for the accuracy of company
accounts.
[b] Public companies must review the internal controls around their financial function every five
years.
[c] If the financial statements need to be re-stated due to non-compliance with accounting
standards then the CEO and CFO have to repay any bonuses that they received in the previous
12 months.
[d] Companies, other than banks, cannot lend monies to company directors or executives under
any circumstances.

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QUESTION 2 (Contd)
[4] Company A has an authorised ordinary share capital of /2,400,000 and an issued ordinary share
capital of /1,200,000. Each share has a par value of /0.75. An ordinary dividend of /0.05
was paid at year end. What is the total value of the dividend paid?

[a] /80,000
[b] /60,000
[c] /160,000
[d] /120,000

[5] Which of the following statements is true?

[a] When a company liquidates the ordinary shareholders are entitled to receive their capital
back before preference shareholders.
[b] A preference shareholder has a vote at the AGM of the issuing company.
[c] When a company liquidates the preference shareholders are entitled to receive their capital
back before trade creditors.
[d] A preference shareholder does not have a vote at the AGM of the issuing company.

[6] Which of the following is the correct treatment for an upward asset revaluation?

[a] Debit non-current asset account, credit Statement of Comprehensive Income.

[b] Debit revaluation reserve, credit non-current asset account and no disclosure in Statement of
Comprehensive Income.
[c] Debit non-current asset account, credit revaluation reserve and amount to be shown on face
of Statement of Comprehensive Income.
[d] Debit revaluation reserve and credit Statement of Comprehensive Income.

[7] IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment defines the cost of an asset as all costs necessary to bring the
asset to working condition for its intended use. Which of the following best describes the costs
that may be included as part of the initial cost of an asset?

[a] purchase price including import duties, borrowing costs, professional fees, delivery costs.
[b] purchase price before import duties and rebates, borrowing costs, delivery costs.
[c] purchase price including import duties, borrowing costs, delivery costs.
[d] purchase price before import duties and after rebates, borrowing costs, professional fees,
delivery costs.

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QUESTION 2 (Contd)

[8] Drawings made during the year by a partner in a partnership should be:

[a] included as a revenue in the partnership statement of comprehensive income.

[b] included as an expense in the partnership statement of comprehensive income.
[c] debited to the partners current account.
[d] credited to the partners current account.

[9] In the year ended 31 December 2011 Company A received /50,000 in the form of a grant
towards the purchase of plant and equipment which is to be depreciated evenly over a four year
period. Company A also received /15,000 in the form of a grant towards the cost of training
staff to use the new equipment. What amount should recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive
Income for the year ended 31 December 2011 in respect of grant income?

[a] a debit of /65,000

[b] a credit of /65,000
[c] a debit of /27,500
[d] a credit of /27,500

[10] Finished goods inventory is valued at /220,000 and is made up of 4,000 identical units.
Inventory has been valued at cost, which includes variable manufacturing overheads of /12.50
per unit, administration overheads of /6.00 per unit and selling costs of /3.50 per unit. Sales
price per unit at year end was /52.00. What is the correct inventory valuation?

[a] / 182,000
[b] / 196,000
[c] / 208,000
[d] / 206,000

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QUESTION 3 (Compulsory)

EXCELLENCE Limited runs a health and fitness business in Ireland. Due to an upturn in demand for
gymnasiums it acquired two buildings that it fit out to a high standard. The buildings cost a total of
/850,000 and the plant and equipment cost a total of /370,000. All costs were incurred during the
year ending 31 December 2011. EXCELLENCE Limited depreciates its buildings at 5% pa on a straight
line basis and its plant and equipment at 15% on a reducing balance basis. A full years depreciation is
charged in the year of acquisition.

During the year ending 31 December 2011 the company applied for, and received, a Government grant
for 30% of the building costs and 25% of the plant and equipment costs. The company also received
/25,000 towards the cost of training staff to use the new equipment. Training costs incurred
amounted to /55,000.

The Company has not yet accounted for any of the above transactions.

Requirement

(a) Prepare the journal entries to show how all the above items will be dealt with in the accounts for the year
ended 31 December 2011. You should use your understanding of the relevant IASs when dealing with
each item.
N.B. Notes to journals are required. You are NOT required to prepare T accounts.
10 Marks

(b) Prepare an extract from the Statement of Cashflows of EXCELLENCE Limited for the year ended 31
December 2011 to show how the information above affects this statement.
4 Marks

(c) Prepare an extract from the Statement of Financial Position of EXCELLENCE Limited to show how the
information above affects this statement.
5 Marks

(d) Explain the circumstances that must exist before a government grant can be recognised in the Statement
of Comprehensive Income as set out in IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants.

4 Marks
Presentation: 2 Marks
Total 25 Marks

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SECTION B

Answer TWO of the THREE questions in this Section

QUESTION 4

(a)

Alpha, Beta and Gamma are in partnership sharing profits in the ratio 4:3:2. Beta has a guaranteed
minimum profit of /30,000. The following information is available for the partnership for the year
ended 31 December 2011.

Profit for the year /83,600

Alpha Beta Gamma
/ / /
Drawings 12,000 8,200 4,100
Salary 3,200 12,000 3,200
Balance on capital accounts 31 December 2010 7,500 22,300 17,200
Balance on current accounts 31 December 2010 1,750 2,150 1,900

Interest on drawings is charged at 10% per annum.

Interest on capital is paid at 5% per

annum.

Requirement

(a) Prepare the appropriation account for the year ended 31 December 2011.
3 Marks

(b) Prepare the partners current accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011.
3 Marks

(c) A client of yours is hoping to be appointed a partner in an existing partnership however he has
no experience in this area and has asked you to advise him.

Prepare an explanatory note for your client to explain the following:

i) Partnership agreement.
ii) Partnership Act 1890.
iii) Capital account.
iv) Current account.
8 Marks

(b)

Define each of the following terms providing an example for each:

i. Intangible assets
ii. Goodwill
4 Marks
Presentation: 2 Marks
Total 20 Marks

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QUESTION 5

The following are the Summary Income Statement, Statement of Financial Position and
Summary Cash Flow Statement of EDMONSTOWN Limited for the year ended 31
December 2011 (with comparative figures for the year ended 31 December 2010 where
relevant).

Summary Income Statement for the year ended 31 December 2011

2011 2010
/'000 /'000

Revenue (credit sales) 59,500 48,670

Cost of sales* (44,100) (39,240)

Gross profit 15,400 9,430

Less expenses (10,600) (6,340)

Net profit before interest & tax 4,800 3,090

*Purchases for each year 43,707 32,850

Summary Statement of Cash Flow as at 31 December 2011

/'000
Net cash flow from operating activities 7,270

Net cash flow from investing activities (6,100)

Net cash flow from financing activities (7,200)

Net movement in cash and equivalents (6,030)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period 7,980

Cash and equivalents at end of period 1,950

QUESTION 5 CONTINUED OVERLEAF

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QUESTION 5 (Contd)

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2011

2011 2011 2010 2010

/'000 /'000 /'000 /'000
ASSETS
Non-current assets 13,870 8,340

Current assets
Inventory 6,980 4,130
Receivables 6,220 7,560
Cash in hand 1,950 7,980
15,150 19,670
Total assets 29,020 28,010

EQUITY & LIABILITIES

Share capital and reserves
Ordinary share capital 8,120 8,120
Retained earnings 6,920 4,230
15,040 12,350

Noncurrent liabilities
10% debentures 1,000 8,200

Current liabilities
Payables 9,960 5,850
Other accruals 3,020 1,610
12,980 7,460
Total equity and liabilities 29,020 28,010

Requirement

(a) Calculate two ratios for the two years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010 in respect of each of the
following categories of ratios:

i. Profitability
ii. Liquidity
iii. Efficiency
12 Marks

(b) Based on the ratios calculated above and the financial information available, prepare a note explaining
the reasons why the bank balance as at 31 December 2011 has decreased so significantly at the same
time that turnover and profitability have increased.
6 Marks
Presentation: 2 Marks
Total 20 Marks

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QUESTION 6

EDWARDS Limited is a manufacturing company producing sports equipment. The company has
produced the following trial balance for the year ended 31 December 2011:

Trial balance as at 31 December 2011

DR CR
/000 /000

Ordinary shares (of /0.50 ea) 24,000

Share premium 9,600
Retained earnings at 1 January 2011 8,420
Premises 37,200
Premises accumulated depreciation 120
Plant and equipment 22,200
Plant and equipment accumulated depreciation 7,680
Motor vehicles 1,800
Motor vehicles accumulated depreciation 380
Goodwill 4,200
Inventory at 1 January 2011 4,900
Trade receivables 6,200
Trade payables 4,500
Sales revenue 35,600
Sales returns 500
Purchases 23,800
Purchase returns 110
Administration expenses 880
Distribution expenses 1,030
Bank term loan 18,000
Loan interest 780
Short term investments 1,300
Cash at bank 2,370
Tax 1,230
Bad debt provision 260
Ordinary dividend paid 280

108,670 108,670

The following additional information was also available:

1. Depreciation is to be provided for as follows:

Premises 2% per year on cost

Plant & equipment 5% per year on cost
Motor vehicles 15% reducing balance

25% of depreciation on premises to be charged to both administration and distribution.

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QUESTION 6 (Contd)

2. Inventory at the year end was valued at /4,680,000. Included in inventory at year end are goods which
cost /500,000. Due to a downturn in demand these goods were sold at auction on 15th January 2012
for /300,000. Auctioneers fees were 3% of sales proceeds.

3. On 6th January 2012 goods that had been ordered from a supplier on 20th December 2011, costing
/120,000, were received. These goods are not included in the trial balance above.

4. The company entered into a five year lease for new office furniture equipment on 1 January 2011. The
company has to make five annual payments of /30,000, payable in advance, on the first day of the
year. The present value of the minimum lease payments is /125,096. The interest rate implicit in the
lease is 10%. No aspect of this transaction has been included in the Trial Balance.

5. Included in receivables is a balance of /90,000 that is considered a bad debt. The directors have
decided that the provision for bad debts should be 8% of receivables at year end. The bad debt must be
written off and the relevant adjustment made to the bad debt provision.

6. Prepaid insurance costs of /125,000 were incorrectly debited to distribution expenses.

Requirement

(a) Prepare ECCLES Limiteds Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2011
in a form suitable for publication.

N.B. You must submit your workings to show the make-up of the figures in the Statement of Comprehensive
Income.
16 Marks

(b) Briefly explain the reasons for your treatment of the goods received in January 2012 as per note 3 above.
2 Marks
Presentation: 2 Marks
Total 20 Marks

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2nd Year Examination: August 2012

Advanced Financial Accounting

Suggested Solutions

Students please note: These are suggested solutions only; alternative answers may also be deemed to be
correct and will be marked on their own merits. Marks
Allocated
Solution 1

(a)
What are accounting standards?

Accounting standards are a set of rules that describe how an item in financial accounting is treated
3
and calculated and how accounts should be prepared and presented. The objective of accounting
standards is to regulate the accounting profession and to provide guidance to both accounting
practitioners and users of financial information about how contentious and difficult areas should
be treated.

Accounting standards are issued by a national or international body of the accounting profession
and are intended to apply to all financial accounts which are intended to give a true and fair view of
the financial position and profit/loss of an entity. Standards are detailed working regulations
within the framework of government legislation and they cover areas in which the law is silent.

Standard setting process

The standard setting process involves six steps and a consultation process which involves 2
interested parties and organisations from around the world. (for listing
six steps)
The six steps are discussed below:
2
1. Setting the agenda

This step in the process involves deciding what area in financial accounting needs to be addressed
through a standard. When deciding if an item should be added to the agenda the IASB considers
the following factors:

i. the relevance of the information to users

ii. the reliability of the information which would be provided
iii. existing guidance in the area
iv. whether the new item increases the possibility of convergence and resource constraints.

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2. Planning the project

Once an item has been added to the agenda the next decision to be made is whether the IASB
should undertake the project alone or in conjunction with another body such as the ASB in
Ireland or the UK. Once this has been determined a project team is assembled.

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Marks
3. Developing and publishing the discussion paper Allocated
The purpose of a discussion paper is to solicit early comment from interested parties in an 2
effort to ensure all issues are identified and discussed. A discussion paper will usually contain
the following elements:
i. a detailed overview of the issue stating why a standard is required in this area
ii. different potential approaches for dealing with the issue
iii. preliminary views of the IASB on dealing with the issue, and
iv. an invitation to comment on the issue.

4. Developing and publishing the exposure draft 2

Once the IASB has received and discussed all comments received a draft standard is prepared (students
detailing a specific proposal for dealing with the issue. The draft standard is then issued to required
interest parties for consideration and comment. to discuss
any four
5. Developing and publishing the standard of six
steps)
Once the exposure draft has been issued comments will be received by the IASB on the
proposed treatment. The IASB may then decide that it is satisfied with the proposed treatment
and a draft IFRS is drawn up. This draft IFRS is referred to as a pre-ballot draft. The pre-ballot
draft is normally subjected to external review which is usually undertaken by IFRIC. IASB
members are then balloted and if the ballot is in favour of the publication of the standard then
the IFRS is issued.
Where the IASB is not satisfied that it is in a position to agree on the proposed treatment then
a second exposure draft may be issued suggesting a revised treatment of the item in question.

6. After the standard is issued

The process is not complete once the standard is issued. At this stage the IASB hold further
meetings with interested parties in order to understand any unanticipated issues relating to
the practical application of the standard.

(b)
a. Accruals concept
Financial statements, with the exception of the cash flow statement, are prepared on the 2
accruals basis of accounting where transactions are recognised in the period in which
they take place irrespective of the when the cash flow arising from these transactions
occurs.

b. Going concern
Financial statements are normally prepared on the assumption that an entity is a going
concern and will continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Foreseeable future is 2
considered to be twelve months from the date the financial statements are signed. In the
(students
event that management decide that it is no longer appropriate to prepare the financial required
statements on a going concern basis this must be disclosed. to discuss
two of
four
parts (a)
to (d) )

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Marks
c. Offsetting
Allocated
Under IAS 1 assets and liabilities and income and expenditure may not be offset against
one another unless required or permitted by a financial reporting standard. This is one
reason why current assets and current liabilities are shown separately on the Statement
of Financial Position and not offset against one another. If items in the financial
statements were offset this would compromise the understandability and comparability
of accounts both between accounting periods and between entities. It would also make
it more difficult for users to make reliable and informed economic decisions based on
the financial information made available.

d. Materiality and aggregation

Information is material to a set of financial statements if its omission or misstatement
could influence the economic decisions of users. However some transactions are
deemed to be material by their very nature for example, all transactions involving a
company and a director of that company are deemed to be material regardless of the
value of the transaction. With respect to aggregation, each material class of similar items
must be presented separately in the financial statements. Items of dissimilar nature
should be presented separately unless they are immaterial.

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Marks
Solution 2 Allocated

MCQ

1. c 1
2. d 1
3. b 1
4. a 1
5. d 1
6. c 1
7. a 1
8. c 1
9. d 1
10. a 1

(Note: No marks are allocated to workings in a multi-choice question)

Workings

(4) Issued shares 1,200,000

Par value of shares /0.75
No. shares 1,600,000 (1,200,000 / 0.75)
Dividend per share /0.05
Total dividend /80,000 (1,600,000 x 0.05) (a)

(9) Capital grant /50,000

No. yrs amortization 4 yrs
Annual amortization /12,500 (50,000 / 4)
Revenue grant /15,000

Grant recognized in income statement /27,500 (12,500 + 15000) (d)

(10) Finished goods inventory /220,000

No. units 4,000

Inventory to be valued at lower of cost or NRV

Cost per unit /55.00 (220,000 / 4,000)

Deduct costs incorrectly incl in costs:
Admin overheads (/6.00)
Selling costs (/3.50)

Corrected costs price /45.50

NRV
Selling price /52.00
Less selling costs (/3.50)

Corrected selling price /48.50

Inventory valuation
4,000 units x 45.50 /182,000 (a)

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Solution 3 - EXCELLENCE Limited Marks

(a) DR CR Allocated

DR Non-current assets at cost a/c (SOFP) (w1) 1,220,000 1

CR Bank (or payables) a/c (SOFP) 1,220,000
[Being purchase of buildings and plant and equipment]

DR Depreciation (SOCI) (w2) 98,000 2

CR Accumulated depreciation account (SOFP) 98,000
[Being annual depreciation charge on new noncurrent asset]

DR Bank (SOFP) (w3) 347,500 2

CR Deferred income 347,500
[Being receipt of capital grants]

DR Deferred income (SOFP) (w4) 26,625 2

CR Other income (SOCI) 26,625
[Being release of capital grant to income statement]

DR Training expenses (SOCI) 55,000 1

CR Bank/payables (SOFP) 55,000
[Being payment of training costs incurred]

DR Bank (SOFP) 25,000

1
CR Training costs (or other income) 25,000
[Being receipt of grant in respect of employee training costs incurred]

Workings:

1. Noncurrent account purchases

Buildings 850,000 + plant and equipment 370,000 = 1,220,000

2. Depreciation

Buildings 850,000 x 5% = 42,500

Plant and equipment 370,000 x 15% = 55,500
Total 98,000

3. Grant income

Buildings 850,000 x 30% = 255,000

Plant and equipment 370,000 x 25% = 92,500
Total 347,500

4. Grant amortisation

Buildings 255,000 x 5% = 12,750

Plant and equipment 92,500 x 15% = 13,875
Total 26,625

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Solution 3 (Contd) Marks

Allocated
(b)
Prepare an extract from the Statement of Cashflows of EXCELLENCE Limited for the year ended 31 December
2011 to show how the information above affects this statement

EXCELLENCE Limited
Statement of Cashflows (extract)
/ /
Cash flows from operating activities

Net profit before interest X

Adjustments for:
1
Depreciation 98,000 1
Grant amortisation (26,625)

Changes in working capital

Increase in
inventory (X)
Increase in receivables (X)
Increase in payables X
Interest paid (X)
Tax paid (X)
X
Net cash flow from operating activities X

Cash flows from investing activities

1
Payment to acquire non-current assets (1,220,000)
Receipt from sale of non-current assets X
Capital grants received 347,500 1
Receipt from sale of non-current assets X
Net cash flow from investing activities (872,500)

Presentation 1

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Solution 3 (Contd) Marks

Allocated
(c)
Prepare an extract from the Statement of Financial Position of EXCELLENCE Limited to show how the
information above affects this statement.

EXCELLENCE Limited
Statement of Financial Position (extract)
/
Assets
Non current assets
1
Property, plant and equipment (w.1) 1,122,000
Intangible assets X
Other financial assets X

Current assets
Bank (w2) (902,500) 2

Equity and liabilities

Non current liabilities
Deferred income (320,875)
1

Workings
1 Noncurrent assets

Assets purchased 1,220,000

Acc depreciation (98,000)
1,122,000

2 Bank
Non current asset costs (1,220,000)
Training costs (55,000)
Capital grants received 347,500
Revenue grants received 25,000
(902,500)

3 Non current liabilities

Deferred income 347,500
Amortisation (26,625)
320,875

Presentation 1

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Marks
Solution 3 (Contd)
Allocated
(d)

Explain the circumstances which must exist before a government grant can be recognised in the
Statement of Comprehensive Income as set out in IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants.

Government grants transfer economic benefit from the government to the recipient business and as such they
can be seen as a form of income. The key issue to be determined is when should a government grant be
recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income:

A grant should not be recognised until:

I. The conditions for its receipt have been complied with.

Most government grants will have some conditions attached, for example a business must employ a certain
number of employees or be in operation in the country for a certain period of time. Until such time as
the conditions are met the grant cannot be credited to the Statement of Comprehensive income.

II There is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received

This is consistent with one of the basic accounting concepts of prudence, which applies in situations of
uncertainty, to ensure that assets are not overstated and liabilities are not understated.

When these conditions have been met all grants should be recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive
Income to correspond with the expenditure to which they relate.
4

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Solution 4 Marks
Allocated
(a) Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Appropriation account

/ /

Profit for the year 83,600

Salaries
Alpha (3,200)
Beta (12,000)
Gamma (3,200) (18,400)

Interest on drawings
Alpha 1,200
Beta 820
Gamma 410 2,430

Interest on capital accounts

Alpha (375)
Beta (1,115)
Gamma (860) (2,350)

65,280

Share of profit
Alpha 4 29,013 (5,493) 23,520

Beta 3 21,760 8,240 30,000

Gamma 2 14,507 (2,747) 11,760

65,280 65,280
Presentation 1

(b)
A B G A B G
/ / / / / /

Drawings 12,000 8,200 4,100 Balance b/f 1,750 2,150 1,900

Interest on drawings 1,200 820 410 Salaries 3,200 12,000 3,200
Interest on capital 375 1,115 860
Balance c/f 15,645 36,245 13,210 Share of profit 23,520 30,000 11,760

28,845 45,265 17,720 28,845 45,265 17,720

Drawings
Interest on drawings
Closing balances

Presentation 1

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Solution 4 (Contd) Marks

Allocated
TO : A Friend

From : Your Friend

Date : 30 March 2012

RE : Partnership

Following our recent discussions during which you explained that you hope to join an existing partnership I
have prepared this note to explain some of the relevant terms in the context of partnerships.

Partnership agreement
When a partnership business is set up it is standard practice for a partnership agreement to be drawn up by the
partners. This agreement sets out the rules governing how the partnership will operate eg profit sharing ratio 2
between partners, the role each partner will play in the business, how much capital each partner must invest in
the business. However there is no legal requirement for partners to draw up such an agreement and in the
absence of such an agreement the Partnership Act 1890 applies.

Partnership Act 1890

The main provisions of the Partnership Act are as follows:
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1. All profits and losses must be shared equally
2. All partners have the right to take part in the business
3. All partners have the right to prevent the entry of another partner
4. All partners have the right to examine the books of the partnership
5. No interest is paid on the capital advanced by each partner
6. No remuneration is paid to partners for acting in the business
7. All partners have the right to receive interest at 5% pa on loans and advances made to the partnership
in excess of their capital subscription
8. Differences of opinion shall be settled by the majority of the partners but the nature of the business
cannot be changed without the consent of all partners

Capital account
The capital account records the original capital invested into the partnership. There is a capital account set up
for each individual partner and the account will generally remain fixed unless more capital is introduced, non- 2
current assets are revalued or the goodwill of the partnership is crystallised and recognised. Thus the capital
account records the long term element of each partners capital and will always have a credit balance.

Current account
The current account records the following:
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i. partners share of profits/losses
ii. partners drawings
iii. interest on any loans extended to the partnership
iv. interest on credit capital balances

The current account represents the short-term element of each partners capital. Due to the nature of the
elements of the current account, transactions will be posted on a regular basis. The current account will
usually have a credit balance (ie partner has not withdrawn all of profits he/she was entitled to withdraw) but
may have a debit balance (ie partner has withdrawn more profits than he/she was entitled to). The
corresponding entry for all transactions posted to the current account is the appropriation section of the
Statement of Comprehensive Income.

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Solution 4 (Contd) Marks

Allocated
(b)
i. Intangible asset

An intangible asset is an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance. An asset is a 1

resource that is controlled by the entity as a result of past events and from which future economic
benefits are expected to flow. For an asset to be considered as an intangible asset three critical
features must exist:

1. Identifiable: the asset must be capable of being separated from other assets.
2. Control: an entity must have control of the asset, that is, the power to obtain benefits from the
asset and prevent others from benefitting from the asset without an exchange of economic value
between the parties.
3. Future economic benefits: the owner entity must be capable of deriving future economic benefits
from the asset in the form of revenues or reduced costs.

Example: computer software, patents, copyrights.

ii. Goodwill

Goodwill arises where the value of a business is greater than the total value of net assets as shown in the 1
statement of financial position. Purchased goodwill arises when one company acquires another and
the amount paid on acquisition is greater than the total value of net assets acquired.

The following examples can lead to the recognition of goodwill:

i. The expertise of employees

ii. The reputation of a business and its products

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Solution 5 Marks
Allocated
EDMONSTOWN Limited

Ratio analysis
2011 2010
Profitability ratios

Gross profit (15400/59500)*100 25.9% 1

1
(9430/48670)*100 19.4%

Net profit (4800/59500)*100 8.1% 1

1
(3090/48670)*100 6.3%
(marks
Expenses (10600/59500)*100 17.8% awarded
(6340/48670)*100 13.0% to correct
two
ratios)
ROCE (4800/(15040+1000))*100 29.9%
(3090/(12350+8200)*100 15.0%

Liquidity ratios

Current ratio (15150/12980) 1.17 : 1 1

1
(19670/7460) 2.64 : 1

Acid test ratio (15150 - 6980/12980) 0.63 : 1 1

(19670 - 4130/7460) 2.08 : 1 1

Efficiency ratios

Receivable days (6220/59500)*365 38.2 days

1
(7560/48670)*365 56.7 days 1

Payable days (9960/43707)*365 83.2 days

1
(5850/32850)*365 65 days 1

Presentation 1

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Marks
Solution 5 (Contd) Allocated
(b)

TO : AB Bankers
FROM : Finance Director, Edmonstown Limited
RE : Profitability versus cash flows

As discussed during our recent telephone conversation the turnover and profitability of the
company improved significantly during the year ending 2011, however, there was a
deterioration in the liquidity position and the bank balance decreased from /8 m to /2 m.
I have set out below the reasons why the improved profitability did not result in a
corresponding improvement in the bank position:

Cash flow statement

As can be seen from the financial statements the company was very profitable in 2011 and this
in turn generated a high level of cash flow from operating activities (/8.3 m) which the
company used to finance investment in noncurrent assets. Whilst this investment should
generate significant additional cash flow in future years for now it has had a negative impact on
current cash flows.
The company also used current cash flow and the opening bank balance to repay debenture
loans leaving a balance on long term debt of only /1 m at the end of the year.
The combined effect of the cash inflow from operations and cash outflow in relation to
noncurrent assets and repayment of debenture loans was a net cash outflow for the year of
/5 m.

Liquidity
As can be seen from the Statement of Financial Position the receivables balance has decreased
despite the increase in turnover. This can also be seen in the receivables days ratio which has
fallen from 57 to 38 days. This would imply that the company has tightened its credit terms
and/or put pressure on debtors to pay early. This strategy was probably undertaken to ensure
cash levels did not fall below a certain level and that the company could finance the purchase of
long term assets and repayment of long term loans out of working capital.
Payables days have increased from 65 to 83 days and therefore it would appear that while the
company is shortening its receivables days it is squeezing the current liabilities to avail of
additional credit. The combined effect of these changes can be seen by looking at the liquidity
ratios which show a worsening liquidity position.

Comments
It is concerning that the company is putting so much pressure on its working capital and that it
is financing long term investments and repaying long term debt out of cash flow generated from
operations. Although the financial information is only available for two years it appears that the
company is well placed to avail of long term finance which it should use to finance long term
investments. This would then leave the company with sufficient cash to finance operations and
eliminate the need to put such significant strain on the receivables, payables and accruals.

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Presentation 1

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Solution 6
Marks
Allocated
EDWARDS Limited
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31
December 2011
/

Sales revenue (w.8) 35,100

Cost of sales (w.1) (25,601)

Gross profit 9,499

Administration costs (w.6) (1,410)

Distribution costs (w.7) (1,304)

6,785
Interest (790)

Profit on ordinary activities before tax 4,566

Taxation (1,230)
Profits on ordinary activities after taxation 4,766

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Solution 6 (Contd) Marks
Allocated
*****Included for completeness purposes only****
EDWARDS LIMITED

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2011

/
Non-current assets
premises 36,336
plant and equipment 13,410
motor vehicles 1,207
leased assets 100
goodwill 4,200
55,253
Current assets
inventory 4,471
receivables 5,621
short term invest 1,300
prepayments 125
cash at bank 2,340

13,857
Total assets 69,110

Equity and liabilities

Equity and reserves
ordinary share capital 24,000
Share premium 9,600
retained profit* 12,906
46,506

Non-current liabilities
term loan 18,000

Current liabilities
payables 4,500
fin lease 105

4,605
Total equity and liabilities 69,110

*Retained earnings

Op retained earnings 8,420

Add profit 4,766
Less dividend (280)

12,906

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Solution 6 (Contd) Marks
Workings Allocated
1 Cost of sales / /

Opening inventory 4,900

Purchases 23,800
Less: purchase returns (110) 23,690

Depreciation 1,482

Closing inventory (4,471)

25,601
2 Leased asset

PV of lease 125,096
No. Yrs in lease 5

Annual depreciation charge 25,019

First yr interest charge

PV of lease 125,096
1st payment due 1 January 2011 (30,000)

95,096

1st yrs interest charge 10% 9,510 1

3 Closing inventory

Inventory at year end 4,680

Auctioned goods at cost 500

Sales value 300

Less auctioneer fees 3% (9 )
NRV 291

Closing inventory 4,680

Less inventory overvaluation (500 - 291) (209) 1
Adjusted closing inventory 4,471

Goods arrived in January:

No adjustment as non-adjusting event as per IAS 10

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Solution 6 (Contd) Allocated
4 Provision for bad debts

Receivables 6,200
Less bad debt (90)
6,110

Yr end provision 8% 489

Existing provision 260

Increase in bad debt provision 229

5 Depreciation
Total COGS Admin Distrib

Premises (2% pa on cost) 744 372 186 186 1

Plant & equip (5% pa on cost) 1,110 1,110

Motor vehicles (15% pa red bal) 213 213

2,067 1,482 186 399

6 Administration expenses

per trial balance 880

bad debt 90

leased asset depreciation 25

increase in bad debt provision 229
depreciation 186

1,410
7 Distribution

per trial balance 1,030

prepaid insurance (125)
depreciation 399

1,304
8 Sales revenue

Sales per trial balance 35,600

Less returns (500)

35,100
9 Finance costs

lease interest 10

loan interest 780

790

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Marks
Solution 6 (Contd)
Allocated
(b)

IAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period defines two types of events, adjusting and non
adjusting events and sets down the appropriate accounting treatment for each. An adjusting
event is an event after the reporting period that provides further evidence of conditions that 2
existed at the end of the reporting period. A non adjusting event is an event after the reporting
period that is indicative of a condition that arose after the end of the reporting period. The
purchase and sale of goods in the ordinary course of business is a non adjusting event and
therefore should not be provided for in the accounts for the year in which they were ordered.
These goods will be included in purchases and payables in the year in which they were received.
Once paid, the amount is transferred out of payables and the amount paid is credited to the
bank accounts.

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2nd Year Examination: August 2012

Advanced Financial Accounting

Examiners Report

Statistical Analysis By Question

Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Average Mark (%) 52% 58% 50% 60% 67% 47%

Nos. Attempting 227 229 229 151 151 155

Statistical Analysis - Overall

Pass Rate 75%
Average Mark 55%
Range of Marks Nos. of Students
0-39 23
40-49 34
50-59 80
60-69 63
70 and over 29
Total No. Sitting Exam 229
Total Absent 32
Total Approved Absent 11
Total No. Applied for Exam 272

Once again there has been an improvement in the overall performance and in this
particular case the improvement is significant. The average mark achieved was 55%,
higher than the average mark of 45% for the Autumn sitting in 2011. There was also a
considerable increase in the pass rate achieved which was 75%, again comparing
favourably with the pass rate achieved at the Summer 2012 sitting (64%) and Autumn
2011 (40%).

The exam covered a large part of the syllabus with perhaps a higher than usual
emphasis on narrative solutions. In terms of performance for individual questions the
average mark was at least a pass in all cases with the exception of Q6. Overall students
performed quite well with no obvious difficulties.

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Question 1 - Theory

In previous reports it has been noted that it was the continuing poor performance in the
theory question that made the difference between a pass and a fail and a fail and credit
for many students. It is no surprise, therefore, that the much improved performance in
this question has had a significant impact on the overall pass rate.

This main focus of this question was on accounting standards and the standard setting
process. Students who had studied this topic delivered a competent solution in a
relatively short format and therefore gave themselves a positive start to the exam. It
was relatively easy to score well in this question if the student was familiar with the
topic, it was straight forward and required very little other than to restate the material
as set out in the course manual.

Part (b) of this question asked students to describe two of four provisions relating to
the preparation of financial statements. As expected most students discussed the first
two provisions presented, accruals concept and going concern. These concepts have
appeared on exams on numerous occasions in the past and therefore there is very little
excuse at this stage for not being able to explain either in a coherent manner. Students
should not resort to examples to explain definitions.

Question 2 - MCQ

Although the average mark for this question was a very respectable 58% (Autumn
2011: 62%) it was nonetheless slightly lower than achieved in recent sittings. The main
difficulties identified in this question were very clearly part (9) and (10) both of which
were computational style questions. Students may have been confused by the
combination of computational and journal elements in part (9). However the confusion
in part (10) was much clearer as the majority of students who answered this part
incorrectly selected (c) as the correct answer. By doing so students ignored the fact that
the inventory cost had been calculated incorrectly and needed to be adjusted before
comparing it with the NRV.

Students need to be more comfortable with computational style questions appearing

within the MCQ as they will continue to appear going forward.

Question 3

This question presented the students with a capital expenditure scenario and asked
students to prepare the required journals and extracts from both the Statement of
Cashflows and Statement of Financial Position. Overall students performed surprisingly
well in the preparation of journals which a notable decline in the numbers preparing T
accounts instead of journals. The journal entries for grant income continue to confuse
and it is very clear that many students do not know where to include the credit entry for
capital grants.

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Students continued to make great effortsin respect of the topics in part (b) and (c) with
many scoring well in these parts. However, again it was the capital and revenue grant
income which caused the most difficulties.

Part (c) of the question required students to discuss when a grant can be recognised in
the financial statements. For those who knew the answer it was an easy 4 marks,
however for those who were less sure they wasted valuable time providing sometimes
lengthy discussions on capital versus revenue grants.

Question 4

This question delivered the most mixed performance with students recording either
very high scores or very low scores. Students struggled with the basic appropriation
account and allocation of profit, with very few correctly accounting for betas minimum
profit share. The current account showed a less varied performance and overall
students made reasonable attempts. In an effort to save time students should consider
combining the current accounts into one account rather than showing three separate
accounts. No marks are lost or won for showing three separate accounts, however
valuable time may be lost.

Part (b) of the question asked students to prepare an explanatory note explaining some
terms common to partnerships. This part did not appear to present any problem to
students with some providing the correct information in a very concise format, which of
course saved them some time for other questions.

Part (c) asked students to define intangible assets and goodwill. The definitions
provided were quite mixed with very few clearly defining both correctly. The most
common misconception in relation to goodwill is that it is an act of kindness undertaken
by a corporate entity.

Question 5

This question delivered the best result in the optional questions, with students gaining
an overall average mark of 67%. The main focus of this question was ratio analysis and
the preparation of a note explaining the entitys financial performance.

13 of the 20 marks available were awarded for the calculation of ratios and where
students knew the ratio formulas they obtained these marks quite easily. This is the
main reason why students scored so well in this question. Marks were awarded where
relevant ratios, other than those presented in the suggested solution, were correctly
calculated.

In contrast Part (b) of the question saw a dramatic drop in performance with many
students struggling to address the issue of improving profits and decreasing cash. Most
students chose to discuss overall trading performance and paid very little attention to
the decreasing bank balance and as a result very few students correctly identified the
mismatch between uses and sources of finance. This was by far the weakest area of the
exam.

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Question 6

This question was more traditional in nature and examined the students ability to make
necessary adjustments and prepare a Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Unfortunately students scored the lowest average mark in this question (47%), which
was disappointing given that this style of question appears quite frequently in exams.

The two areas that were most problematic for students were the accounting
requirements for the leased equipment and the inventory sold at below cost. In relation
to the leased asset very few students correctly calculated the interest charge and even
fewer, if any, correctly calculated the annual depreciation charge. Where students
correctly calculated either or both of the aforementioned charges very few knew how or
where to account for them.

An additional requirement for 2 marks asked students to explain their treatment of

goods ordered prior to year end but not received. A disappointing number of students
included the goods at year end and relied on the accruals concept to support their
treatment. However some students did correctly identify the purchase of goods in the
ordinary course of business as a non-adjusting event and accordingly did not adjust for
the inventory.

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